In the lesson "Writing Personal Narratives," you were presented with the following writing prompts:
a personal achievement that you are proud of
. a place that has defined who you are written as "area" in onliness courseware
• a role model whom you look up to
a thing that you are afraid of
a thing that motivates you
You were asked to select one of these prompts and write a personal narrative essay. If you have not
completed the lesson, you can write a speech using one of the given prompts now.
Writing a speech is similar to writing an essay, but a speech is written to be presented and heard. The
information presented in a speech should be more straightforward than what is found in an essay. This
helps the audience better understand the writer's point because it will be clearly stated. The speech
should be presented in a span of five minutes or less. You can use the following structure to write your
speech. The structure is similar to the one used for writing a personal narrative essay.
Introduction
The introduction provides the reader with information about what the writer will be detailing in the
speech.
. The introduction has a hook that grabs the attention of the reader.
The introduction presents the characters, setting, and plot to the reader.
The introduction should contain a thesis statement that will note a clear purpose or message.
Body
